Pouring spout container



J. M. HOTHERSALL POURING SPOUT ,CONTAINER 1 March 1, ms.

Fi led June 25, 1956 35 spout in non-pouring and locked position;

I Patented Mar. 1,1938 i I I I 2,109,483 POURING SPOUT CONTAINER I John M. Hothersall, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey I Application June 23, 1936, Serial No. 86,873

6 Claims. (Cl. .22111) The present invention relates to a container or as by being curled? over at l into tight engagecan having a rotatable hinge cover pouring spout ment with a curled edge IQ of the can. Bendum'rno STATES PATENT ol-"rics A position, ing through the cover wall when dispensing of the 7. v de walls 23 and an inclined floor 24.

able hinge cover pouring spout which, after the v forms a seat for holding the pouring spout 2|. can is opened, may be positioned for pouring The socket is formed'with dependingside walls 20 quid contents of thecan.

0 discloses a preferred embodiment thereof. is to be opened may be pressed in Fig. 2'is a fragmentary top plan view of the this manner'provides a pouri the cover being partly broken away;

Fig. -3 is an enlarged transverse section takenannular body 4| having a flared or inclined wall 49 through the spout and the adjacent sealed can section 42 which seats against t parts as iewed substantially along the line 3-3 wall 26 of the-socket, the wall 26 also being inin E8. 1;

Fig. 4 is a iew similar to Fig. 3 and of the same section 42 in order to confin I and spout and viewing the underside of its hinged tended in a trough-lik A preferred embodiment of the present inven- 22 of the can cover l2 and th tion as disclosed in the drawing comprises a metal then below the cover rim l4.

g. 1) adapted to contain a liquid and An elongated spout cover 46 is hinged'at' one this can has an imperforate cover member I2 for end to the spou body 4| tion a of the body which serves as a pintle around which the lugs, are bent and on which the cover-is hinged. i

The opposite end of the spout cover is preierably iormed with a bent catch part 52 which is adapted to snap over the end of the spout lip 45 when the cover is closed on the spout. The

spout cover is so shaped and dimensioned as to completely enclose the upper or open edge oi the spout. Figs. 1 and 3 illustrate the spout cover ll in spout closing position and it will be ob- ..s erved that the cover as well asthe spout lipis 2and4 the top edge oi the can.

a closed position,

show the cover in. raised position where it un- The spout is rotated on the depression from its over the can rim II and into its pourin posi tion. a a

Provision is made for positively holding the spout co er raised position so that it will not obstruct the tree flow of liquid disoi the can. This is effected by a coiled torsion spring 54 which is wrapped around a pintle strip 55' (Fig. set oi! by an opening 58 formed in the spout body 4| adjacent the edge thereoi. this opening being between thespaced hinge slots 48. One end of the spring engages against the inside of the spout body while the other end engages against the inside of the spout cover as shown in Fig. 5.

The torsional stress in the spring-tends to make it uncoil andexerts the proper pressure against its ends tojhold the spout cover in open position as illustrated in. previously mentioned this allows for free pouring action of the liquid contents of the can, which pouring action is brought about by tiltiilled can in the usual manner. The liquid passing out through the pouring opening 33 and by way of the spout lip 45 is discharged irom the end of the lip in a controlled stream (Fig. 4).

When only a part of the contents of the can is dispensed and it is desired to reseal the can,

the spout cover may be used as a reclosure.

v Aiter such a dispensing action the cover is easily snapped closed over the spout lip 45 and the spout is then rotated into its non-pouring position within the depression opening the can.

22 as it was before Provision is made for locking the cover in this closed position so that it cannot he accidentally For this purpose the sloping wall 23 of the depression 22 is bent inwardly in a substantially vertical locking wall 51 (Fig. 3) which is engaged by the catch part 52 of the spout cover when the spout is in non-pouring position. The cover when in this position cannot be raised, hence it reseals the can. This looking feature is particularly advantageous in holding the spout cover closed during shipment and storage of the can even before it is received by the ultimate consumer.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparout that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention or advantages, :the form hereinbeiore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

position.

' contents of the in order to bring the spout lip sacrificing all of its material closingthesamaand depreslioniorlocking ing whenthe wrings outisinnone ouring 2. A container comprising a depression therein, a dispose in said depression for container, said ourin position.

4. A container comprising a wall having a depression therein, a portion oi the wall within the depression having a. ed

pted to be perforated to open the container, a pouring spout rotatably and surroundinz said weakened section for tents of the container, said pouring spout having a nonpouring position, a cover on said spout for closing over the spout and in which position it eiiectsa closure for. the container after it has been opened, and means in awall of said depression for locking said cover against opening the pouring spout is in non-pouring position.

5. A container comprising a wall having an inclined depression surrounded by a projecfl s rim, depression, said pour ng position where below the said projecting-rim and also having rim, a cover on said spout for closing over the gageable by said hinged cover when the latter is closed and the spout isfin non-pouri tion for locking the cover JOHN M. H

non-removably ouring position and also having a 

